2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Salt Lake City, UT

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Highlights
- Salt Lake City spends 31.3% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% higher in Salt Lake City than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salt Lake City had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORSalt Lake City, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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